may 5, 1618 - Osman II is Sultan
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-Osman came to the throne at fourteen and determined to stop the interference of Poland in the Balkan states.
-A defeat in this campaign made Osman believe the Janissary troops were now a hindrance, so he reduced their funding and began a plan to recruit a new, non-Janissary army and power base. They realized, and murdered him in 1622
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By: Alyssa Pena, Gisselle Martinez, and Kathy Quezada
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